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Daily Brief ESG: Will Substantive Reforms to Governance Be Postponed Again This Time for Building a Track Record? and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Will Substantive Reforms to Governance Be Postponed Again This Time for Building a Track Record?


Will Substantive Reforms to Governance Be Postponed Again This Time for Building a Track Record?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Transitioning to company with audit and supervisory committee is neutral for governance improvement, but the reason governance improvement hasn’t decisively improved is that few companies adopt the US-type 3-committee structure.
  • Currently, discussions are underway on company with US type 3 Committees, specifically the proposal that “only when outside directors constitute majority, shall the authority to determine nominations reside with theBOD.”
  • This resembles the situation when companies established audit committees prioritized demonstrating improvements in corporate governance over substantive enhancements to corporate governance itself.

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